Prince Tissa
| Tissa | |
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| King of Upatissa Nuwara | |
| Reign | 454 BC – 437 BC |
| Predecessor | Abhaya |
| Successor | Pandukabhaya |
| House | Vijaya |
| Father | Panduvasdeva |
Tissa was king of Upatissa Nuwara (modern-day Sri Lanka) from 454 BC to 437 BC. He succeeded his older brother Abhaya after his deposition. Tissa was appointed the regent by his eight younger brothers but would only be consecrated king after he had finally defeated his nephew Pandukabhaya. However, he was deposed by Pandukabhaya.
See also[]
- List of Sri Lankan monarchs
- Mahavamsa
- History of Sri Lanka
- Place names in Sri Lanka
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Monarchs of the Sinhala Kingdom | ||
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| Pre Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (543–377 BC) |
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| Anuradhapura period House of Vijaya (437–237 BC) (215–205 BC) (161–103 BC) (89–66 AD) Chola invaders (237–215 BC) (205–161 BC) The Five Dravidians (103–89 BC) House of Lambakanna I (66–436) The Six Dravidians (436–463) (463–691) (691–1017) |
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| Anuradhapura from Rohana |
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| Polonnaruwa period (1055–1187), (1197–1200) (1209–1210), (1211–1212) (1187–1197), (1200–1209) Lokissara (1210–1211), Pandyan dynasty (1212–1215) Eastern Ganga dynasty (1215–1236) |
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| Transitional period House of Siri Sanga Bo (1220–1505) |
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| Kandyan period House of Dinajara (1591–1739) Nayaks of Kandy (1739–1815) |
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